Tuesday, April 24, 2012

A Busy April - Part 1

To start the month off  we welcomed a new cousin for the kids!  These five cousins were so excited to meet the newest one - little Nina Christine.  What a doll!
 Sophia 5 1/2 yrs, Baby Ty 4 1/2 mos, Griffin almost 3,
Abigail 2 1/2 yrs, Baby Don 10 1/2 mos
 Nina - 1 day  :o)

A few days later it was time to celebrate my little man's 3rd birthday!  Griffin wanted to have a race car theme this year, and his favorite color is green - so this is what we came up with...


 Oh the excitement of all the new gifts and all the family and friends that came to celebrate!  Little cousin Abby was having a great time, too!

 Time to make a wish!

Well, I think his wish came true.  Uncle Monty was in the mood to get outside and take a chainsaw to some of our fallen branches, so Daddy and Griffin got the tractor out and went to work too.  This boy loves to be a workin' man.  He had to get his work gloves, hard hat, and saw.

The rest of us took advantage of the beautiful weather and also went outside.  It was so fun and relaxing!

The little workin' man finally had to take a snack break...

 Baby Don needed a little snack too!  Such a big boy himself these days!

It was a really fun party.  Thank you to everyone who came and gave Griffin such fun gifts.  He has been very busy the last few weeks playing with everything.  Hopefully I'll get around to posting part 2 of this April post tomorrow night... 

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Sunday, April 8, 2012

A New Niece


Kyle and I are so excited about our new niece, Nina Christine Minton.  Nick and Kora welcomed their first baby on Monday, April 2nd.  Kora's water broke around 2:00 a.m. Monday morning and she labored all day and pushed for a loooong time.  Nina finally came out to greet us on Monday evening.  She was 6 lbs. 11 oz, and 18 1/2 inches long.  She's so dainty and absolutely adorable.  Mom and dad are very tired, but all three are doing well as they adjust to life as a family of three.  I'm so excited to watch this little lady grow up.  Love you, Nick and Kora!  Congratulations!  Click HERE for more pictures on Kodak!